2 CFR 180.125
§ 180.125 What is the purpose of the nonprocurement debarment and suspension system?
United States · 2 CFR — Federal Financial Assistance · Status: effective
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- 2 CFR 180.125, § 180.125 What is the purpose of the nonprocurement debarment and suspension system?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/530
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(a) To protect the public interest, the Federal Government ensures the integrity of Federal programs by conducting business only with responsible persons.
(b) A Federal agency uses the nonprocurement debarment and suspension system to exclude persons who are not presently responsible from Federal programs.
(c) An exclusion is a serious action that a Federal agency may take only to protect the public interest. A Federal agency may not exclude a person or commodity for the purposes of punishment.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.